New York City Records Low New COVID since Pandemic

Only 1% of citizens tested for coronavirus received a positive result. The governor of the state called it "the best scenario," and the mayor of the city - "an unusual day for New York." This edition writes New York Post.

New York has had the lowest number of new cases of coronavirus infection since the start of the pandemic in the Big Apple in March. Just 1% of people tested tested positive this week. “Look at this, only 1 percent! An unusual day for New York, ”Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press briefing at City Hall on Tuesday June 9th.

He stated that this figure confirms: adhering to the rules of self-isolation, New Yorkers were able to expel the virus from their city.

Recall that on Monday, June 8, New York announced the first phase of discovery after quarantine. This implies the resumption of retail trade, construction work at external facilities and on the roads.

This was achieved thanks to low hospital admissions rates: as of Sunday, June 7, 52 people were hospitalized daily, well below the 200-patient reopening threshold. The occupancy rate in intensive care units is 337 patients, which is below the threshold of 375.

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De Blasio was so optimistic about such statistics that he said: “Now we can start a conversation around the pools,” after he ordered to close them all summer.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo also praised similar progress across the state. He noted that New York left behind 101 days since the first case of the coronavirus. “If you had told me 100 days ago that we would reopen, I would have said that it would have been the best scenario,” Cuomo said during a press conference at New York Medical College in Valhalla ).

As early as Wednesday, June 10, Long Island will enter its second phase of opening after quarantine. Starting from this day, hairdressing salons will open here, as well as meetings with realtors for property inspections and outdoor dinners will be allowed. “Their number has also decreased. They have made great strides. One death. We've lost over 100 at a time, ”Cuomo said. "As in the Big Apple, the positive test result on Long Island is only 1%."

We will remind, earlier New York marks a turning point in the fight against COVID. From June 2 to 3, not a single death was recorded from COVID-19. This result was achieved for the first time since mid-March.